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Stop down in late winter for the Suspension install. PS maybe a ride before to get teh juices flowing on upgrading the YJ LOLShe'll be an even bigger beast than she is now. Look forward to seeing it.
Stop down in late winter for the Suspension install. PS maybe a ride before to get teh juices flowing on upgrading the YJ LOLShe'll be an even bigger beast than she is now. Look forward to seeing it.
That sounds like a poor life choice for me.Stop down in late winter for the Suspension install. PS maybe a ride before to get the juices flowing on upgrading the YJ LOL
Very exciting - cant wait to see how the re-power works out!Good morning,
Many years of discussion and debating the power plant for the Big Red Jeep decission is made. Pulled the trigger on a repower by RPM extreme. The repower will include a GM LT 6.2 motor (420HP/460LBsFT) and a 8L90E trans with a Atlas II 3.8 gear transfercase. Why?
Red Jeep is ahefty girl at near 7000# plus a little trailer behind. Keeping up on the road with a 220cubic inch motor is embarssing. Since I do not have the luxuary of a Tow Pig, the Red Jeep goes on it own. The repower is much cheaper than a $70,000-$80,000 truck and $10,000 for a trailer. Yes there has been soem exploration into building a Tow rig, but again the cost of a build like that still rigs in at $50-60,000.
With a little help from my friends teh Final suspension upgrade goes on in Jan/Feb. After this look for RED Jeep trail runs and more adventures.
Red Jeep out.
Awesome. Bet you're excited. Did they say about how long +- 2 months.![]()
Can't wait to see the results!2 Weeks
Power train is step 1, finishing the suspension will be the crowning achievement. Then the beast will be ready to attack anything.Can't wait to see the results!
Rear double triangulated to include a new rear mounted fuel tank, 2.5 Custom King Shocks, new belly pan.What are your suspension plans? I thought you finished that up earlier in the year?
Sounds exciting!New Atlas II in house... excited to install the new power train.
Atlas has a sifter set up and design that allows you to shift front and rear independantly ( twin sticks). Lo front and or rear high front or rear, lockout to prevent lo front or rear and hi in the opposite axle.Sounds exciting!
Excuse my lack of knowledge of the atlas line up, will this allow to you to select front and rear drive independently, thus enabling front digs?
Which low range did you go with 4:1 or 5:1?
Too late on the dibs.Dibs on your old case if you don't sell the whole driveline as a whole![]()
But did you touch your nose when you called it?Too late on the dibs.![]()
Touched my nose, wished on a star, counted my pennies and installed a GPS speedo module to make sure I could get away with no mechanical speedo signal as the JK doesn't have one in the transfer case. lolBut did you touch your nose when you called it?
Touched my nose, wished on a star, counted my pennies and installed a GPS speedo module to make sure I could get away with no mechanical speedo signal as the JK doesn't have one in the transfer case. lol
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